Rock Me on the Water
by Lee Zimmerman Photograph by Laura Carbone Picture this: You’re on the deck of one of the world’s most luxurious cruise ships. It’s a clear, crisp night and the stars … Read more
Features
1964: The Year the Dam Broke – Seven Songs and Their Stories,…
by Suzanne Cadgene, John Kuroski and Lee Zimmerman Photos: The Beatles: Library of Congress; The Supremes: Motown Records Archives; Jay And The Americans: Courtesy of; The Zombies: Courtesy of Rod … Read more
Warren Haynes: Giving Back
Photograph by Derek Meade Few musicians know how to give back quite like Warren Haynes. For years, the virtuoso guitarist/singer/songwriter has lent his talents to no less than the Allman … Read more
Crowdfunding: Power to the People
by Kevin Korber Photograph by Laura Carbone You can’t have music without fans. Fans buy records, fans go to shows…and now, fans help artists make records. This is all thanks … Read more
Timeless Music for Today
Stephen Stills, Kenny Wayne Shepherd rock toward the blues / Beth Hart meets Joe Bonamassa halfway / Robert Randolph takes his music, but not his values, out of church Photograph … Read more
The Philadelphia Story
By Mark Uricheck “We were so insolate, we really didn’t think outside of town.”—Daryl Hall on the birth of Philadelphia soul. Philadelphia musicians are instilled with a sense of … Read more
Cindy Cashdollar
Born and raised in the music town of Woodstock, NY, Cindy Cashdollar today reigns as the Queen of slide guitar out of another music town, Austin, TX, although because she’s … Read more
Levon Helm: The South’s most charming drummer and his fabled life
by Suzanne Cadgene | Photograph by Elliott Landy Levon Helm had three major but overlapping influences in his life, which, like a color wheel, yielded shades a’ plenty to paint … Read more
A Year in the Life by Bill Payne
by Bill Payne Being a musician is being part of a fraternity. On January 30, 1975, Little Feat performed a concert in Amsterdam. The place was packed; we were on … Read more
Supergroups: Stars Reaching for the Stars
by Matthew Allen We music lovers have spent hours in our bedrooms, in our cars or mid-stride blasting our iPods, dreaming with eyes wide open about supergroups, taking our favorite … Read more
